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The American Diabetes Association Offers Tips to Make Healthy and Inexpensive Resolutions

The American Diabetes Association offers cost-saving tips to help you adhere to your New Year’s Resolutions:

Investment advice - Invest 15 minutes a week to plan your grocery shopping and menus. Studies show you pay more at the store when you are not organized. When planning for the week, also invest time for physical activity. Bad timing - Fresh produce purchased out of season is more expensive. Winter offers a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, including apples, pears, citrus fruits, squash, carrots, and broccoli. If you crave summer produce, buy frozen or canned varieties. Embrace leftovers - Instead of making one large chicken casserole to last the week, turn the chicken into two or three meals. You will waste less food and enjoy dinnertime more. Small steps. Big rewards. - Going gung-ho on resolutions can make you spend more money and lead to quicker burn out. Set smaller, attainable goals for your nutrition and physical activity resolutions. Eat an extra serving of vegetables three times a week or take a ten-minute walk during your day.

The American Diabetes Association’s nutrition and physical activity guidelines for people with diabetes or those at risk for type 2 diabetes include:

Nutrition - People with diabetes have the same nutritional needs as everyone else around the dinner table. Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors. Choose whole grain foods over processed grain foods. Eat lean meats, fish, and non-fat dairy. In addition, be sure to watch your portions. Physical Activity - People with pre-diabetes, diabetes or the general adult public should aim for a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity most days. Do things that increase your heart rate and help you break a light sweat, such as walking, doing yard work, swimming, or cleaning house.

The American Diabetes Association offers free tools to help you stick to your New Year’s Resolutions:

MyFoodAdvisor(TM) - This new, interactive calorie and carbohydrate counting tool helps you track what you eat, learn about different types of food and plan meals wisely. Use it to browse and save recipes, add up the carbs, fat and other nutrients you eat each day, or find healthier alternatives to snacks you like. Visit www.diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor. What Can I Eat? - This free, 32-page diabetes guide outlines healthy food choices, step-by-step. The booklet offers information on carbohydrate counting, eating out, and sample menus. Call 1-800-DIABETES for your copy. ClubPed - This online tracker allows you to log your walking steps. It provides tips and message board support as well. Visit www.diabetes.org/clubped.


Posted in Diabetic Health Tips, Exercise on December 16th, 2008

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